so it was a situation on the ground but also pressure in washington. key republicans like senator john mccain and lindsey graham had recently been to egypt with the blessing of the white house, came back, had some critical comments about the administration pushing for tougher action. both senators releasing a statement saying in part that we cannot be complicity in the mass slaughter of civilians and then tough words for the obama white house saying, quote, the failure of the obama administration to use our influence to shape events in this critical part of the world has only diminished our credibility, limited our influence, and constrained our policy options. this was all driven by the actions on the ground but also the pressure coming from washington. >> dan lothian on martha's vineyard. thank you, dan. >>> now to idaho. fresh hot shot teams are rolling into the resort area around sun valley. a wildfire has scorched 100 square miles. it's still growing. authorities ordered 1,600 families to evacuate. "usa today" reports one home has burned to the gr